The first name Manuel

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About the first name Manuel

Meaning

The name Manuel shares the meaning of Emmanuel, “God is with us”.

Historical origin

The name Manuel is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel, from Hebrew Immanu’el.

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Manuel reflects the movement of names between Iberian and French-speaking traditions.

Pronunciation:ma-nuelmany.ɛl

Frequency of the first name Manuel by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Manuel by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ManuelLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Manuel in baptisms by year.5037251201770181618621908195420001770–1774 3 baptisms1815–1819 6 baptisms1820–1824 6 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1830–1834 6 baptisms1835–1839 3 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1845–1849 9 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 6 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1870–1874 3 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 9 baptisms1900–1904 18 baptisms1905–1909 30 baptisms1910–1914 9 baptisms1915–1919 12 baptisms1920–1924 12 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1955–1959 3 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1970–1974 9 baptisms1975–1979 9 baptisms1980–1984 12 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 12 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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